Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 162 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) calm down first (b) send long texts (c) argue louder (d) walk off forever
2. 2.True or false: “big words for a toddler” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a language barrier (b) a distraction (c) a weak network (d) a closed door
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) big words for a toddler (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) not trusting the speaker
5. 5.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) shout louder (b) cover your ears (c) move to a quiet place (d) give up talking
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
7. 7.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) honking traffic (c) fear of being laughed at (d) feeling too shy to talk
9. 9.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) talk very fast (b) use short forms (c) use hard words (d) use simple words
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) being very angry (c) a weak network (d) too much slang
11. 11.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) hard words (b) a weak network (c) a rude tone (d) her feelings
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) feeling very nervous (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
13. 13.❓ Your friend uses a word you don’t know. What should you do? (a) nod and pretend (b) walk away (c) laugh at the word (d) ask what it means
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honking traffic (b) a closed door between (c) a weak network (d) upset after a fight
15. 15.True or false: “upset after a fight” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) a weak network (b) honking traffic (c) talking across a field (d) fear of being laughed at
17. 17.🧱 Which barrier to communication is an unknown language? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a crackly phone line (c) fear of being laughed at (d) short forms like “IDK”
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is being very angry? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
20. 20.🧱 Which barrier to communication is local words they lack? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crackly phone line (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) talking across a field
22. 22.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) shouting in class (c) a quiet word after class (d) saying nothing ever
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) honking traffic (c) a loud drill outside (d) hard technical words
24. 24.🧱 Which barrier to communication is talking across a field? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
25. 25.True or false: “honking traffic” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very nervous (b) upset after a fight (c) fear of being laughed at (d) talking across a field
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) talking across a field (c) honking traffic (d) local words they lack
28. 28.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) upset after a fight (b) big words for a toddler (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) a loud drill outside
29. 29.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door between (c) a crackly phone line (d) feeling too shy to talk
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) hard technical words (c) big words for a toddler (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is feeling very nervous? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) a loud drill outside (c) a crackly phone line (d) fear of being laughed at
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) too much slang (b) being very angry (c) big words for a toddler (d) an unknown language
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) big words for a toddler (b) too much slang (c) feeling very nervous (d) local words they lack
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) upset after a fight (b) a loud drill outside (c) feeling very nervous (d) feeling too shy to talk
38. 38.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
40. 40.True or false: “not trusting the speaker” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True

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